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A 75-year-old man who was struck by a train on Monday night died on a stretch of track about a
mile from his Far North Side home.

The victim, identified as Shah F. Haque of Stancrest Road, was hit by a northbound train on the
CSX track behind a residential neighborhood east of Smoky Row Road and south of Nimitz and Darrow
drives.

Haque’s home since 1987 is in a neighborhood on the west side of Smoky Row.

Franklin County Coroner Jan Gorniak said Haque’s death will continue to be investigated by her
office and Columbus police homicide detectives. It is standard procedure for homicide detectives to
investigate such deaths, even when they are believed to be accidents or suicides and no foul play
is suspected.